Off campus housing costs vs dorm costs

t-boneParent
Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:22:30 +0000

Thank you, jrpar and Oyama! The information really helps as we are pretty much doing all we can to meet our EFC at this point and if the costs were going to be higher, that could be a stretch for our budgeting. It is nice to know what to expect from those of you who have done this already. I really appreciate from each of you the generosity of time/energy sharing the info.

Oyama: I have heard my S talk about the area near Ridge as some of his college buddies live in that area. Do you feel pretty safe in that area going back and forth to campus and the El, and is it mostly fellow students living in that area?

rpar: Did your son feel pretty good about the landlord and the upkeep from the management end of the apartment/house? I am not familiar with the Chicago area (from the deep South) at all except from what we have seen/experienced in visiting since becoming a NU parent. The NU community and everyone we’ve met in Evanston while visiting have been really, really nice and helpful.

Thanks again to all who have responded. NU is such an amazing place. Our family is thrilled to be able to experience all it offers to students.